Animal Farm Flashcards
Indefatigable
Tireless
Censure
A judgement; the act of blaming
Benevolent
A tendency to do good
Blithely
Acting in a happy lighthearted way
Brood
- The young of an animal: a group (noun)
- Kept for breeding, a brood flock (adj)
- to sit on incubate, hatch (verb) to think gloomily about (verb)
Enmity
Hatred
Irrepressible
Imposible to repress
Contempt
The act of despising
Devotee
An ardent follower
Borne
Transported or transmitted by
Countenance
- Expression, look, face
2. to extend a or toleration (transitive verb
Dissident
Disagreeing with a religious, political system, or belief
Caper
a kind of shrub or flower from the shrub (noun)
to leap or prance about in a player manner
(intransitive verb) a playful leap, a or a questionable illegal act
Magistrates
An official entrusted with admiration of laws
Conciliatory
Pleasing, compatible, appeasing
Frugal
Characterized by economy in the use of resources
Obstinate
Adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments or persuasion. Not easily subdues or remedied
Fortnight
2 weeks
Ignominious
Marked with disgrace or shame; humiliating, degrading
Machination
A scheming or crafty action, usually to accomplish some evil end
Maxim
A general truth, fundamental principle, rule of conduct; a proverbial saying
Pretext
A purpose or motive alleged in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
Unscathed
Wholly unharmed; not injured
Shirk
To evade the performance of an obligation